Soap cake



Jan. 6, 1931. B. E. B-LAKELEY v ,7

SOAP CAKE Filed Jan. 14, 1929 gwvantoz Patented Jan. 6, 1931 PATENT OFFICE IBERTHA E. BLAKELEY, OF NORWICH, NEW YORK soar CAKE Application filed January 14, 1929. Serial 1T0. 832,511.

lhe object of this invention is to provide a cake of soap with a finger clasping device of such nature that the cake of soap will be clasped to the palm of the hand while it is being rubbed upon the body, the clasping device being of such structure that the fingers of the hand remain free. to be used for other purposes than holding the soap-cake, as more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawing 1 Fig. 1' is a perspective view of my device; fFig. 2 is a transverse sectional view there- Fig. 3 is a view showing the soap-cake attached to a hand.

In the drawing annexed, 5 designates a cake of soap which may be desirably made, as shown, in rectangularform. It is desirable that the cake shall be made of small size. Ex-

tending through the body of the cake, from side wall to side wall, midway the length of the cake, is one member of an elastic band 6 which extends upwardly over the top of the soap-cake.

The band is sufficiently long to permit the first or second finger of the hand or both said fingers to 'be inserted through the elastic loop, with the cake ofsoap lying in the palm of the hand, as shown in Fig. 3. The length of the band will be such that, when thus applied to the hand, the band will be stretched sufficiently taut to hold the cake in the palm of the hand without the need for grasping the same by the fingers of the hand, so that all the fingers of the hand are free to be used for various purposes without detaching the soap from the hand. For instance, the fingers are free to be used for holding a washrag, as well as for operati'ngthe various bathfixture faucets. This device renders it practically impossible that the soap-cake shall signature.

and it will be observed also that, when used for hotel purposes, the band may be used for carrying an advertisement. It will be noted also that the use of this thin'fiat elastic band will not interfere materially with the packing of the cakes in wrappers and cartons.

What I claim as new is:

A small cake of soap having an elastic loop attached thereto, said loop having one member extending across one face of the cake in position to be elastically engaged by one of the fingers of the hand and having its other member anchored in the body of the cake, so that the cake may be held in the palm of the hand without grasping it by the fingers, thereby leaving the fingers free to be used for other purposes.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my BERTHA E. BLAKELEY.

slip out of the hand while in use and, therefore, will be of great utility in facilitating a soap bath, especially a shower-bath. It is particularly desirable for use on the small cakes of soap used in hotels, country clubs, etc. The addition of the elastic-band (which will consist desirably of one or more elastic bands covered by textile fabric) will not add '50 materially t0 the cost of the cake of soap, 

